Senator Phil Gramm at the University of Louisville     By Theresa Fritz Camoriano     On Sept. 9, Senator Phil Gramm spoke in the courtroom at the Brandeis School of Law, primarily to an audience of University of Louisville students, including the McConnell scholars.  Kentucky’s Senator Mitch McConnell introduced Gramm as a university professor, originally elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat, and then elected as a Republican. ...

Donna Mancini's Elegant Protest     On Friday, September 13, at 11:45 a.m., Donna Walker Mancini, Libertarian candidate for Metro Mayor, had an elegant lunch on the sidewalk outside Vincenzo’s, complete with white tablecloth, candles, and flowers, to protest her exclusion from the mayoral candidate debate sponsored by the Louisville Forum that was being held inside Vincenzo's....

Dispel the Silence     By Gordon Francis Corbett     We know that our freedom is in danger, because we know the necessary philosophy and facts;  and, because we know, we speak up....

It's Time For Us To Defeat The Bullies     by Theresa Fritz Camoriano      I have always hated bullies.  In grade school, I often found myself coming to the defense of the kids who were being bullied, because I couldn't stand to see one person abusing another.  I just finished reading the book, Take the Bully by the Horns, by Sam Horn, which does a wonderful job of explaining the thought processes of bullies and of providing some good ideas of how to defeat bullies or at least of how to limit their ability to abuse us. ...

The Real Solution to Business Misconduct      by Sheldon Richman      In the 1980s the states and state courts enacted even harsher anti-takeover measures. The result? "The number of hostile tender offers dropped precipitously and with it the most effective device for policing top managers of large, publicly held companies," Manne writes. ...

Why Britain Should not Join in the War against Iraq     Sean Gabb     The newspapers - at least, those that I read - and virtually all the politicians, seem agreed on war with Iraq. There is, as ever, much dissent from the Establishment position, not least in the opinion polls. But the only questions outstanding among those who matter in this country are when and with how much force....

What is a real American?     by John William Kurowski, Founder of American Constitutional Research Service     I am a real American, and am proud to say what I stand for:...

Always Remember     By Seth Weathers     It’s almost been a year now since the cowardly terrorist attacks of September 11^th.  This was by far the most devastating attack on US soil in the history of America.  It immediately sent America into a religious and patriotic outbreak not seen since the days of World War II.  Flags went up in yards and on buildings all across America; everyone seemed to have a patriotic bumper sticker on his or her car, and people who hadn’t been to church in years began attending again… all, in what seemed like an instant....

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